Secret Book of John
Nag Hammadi Codices 2:2; 3:1; 4:1
Berlin Gnostic Codex 8502
(p. 111) 6. the 5 aiones of the Father
Forethought |
Foreknowledge |
Incorruptibilty |
Life Aeternal |
Truth |
(p. 112) 8. the 3 beings
will |
thought |
life |
(p. 112) 8. the 4 powers
understanding |
grace |
perception |
thoughtfulness |
(p. 113) 8. the 3 aiones of Harmozel, the 1st angel
grace |
truth |
form |
(p. 113) 8. the 3 aiones of Oroiael, the 2nd angel
insight |
perception |
memory |
(p. 113) 8. the 3 aiones of Daveithai, the 3rd angel
understanding |
love |
idea |
(p. 113) 8. the 3 aiones of Eleleth, the 4th angel
perfection |
peace |
wisdom |
(p. 115) 10-11. the 12 authorities of Ialda-baoth
1st |
Athoth = reaper (?) |
2nd |
Harmas = jealous eye |
3rd |
Kalila-Oumbri |
4th |
Iabel |
5th |
Adonaios = Sabaoth |
6th |
Cain = the sun |
7th |
Abel |
8th |
Abrisene |
9th |
Iobel |
10th |
Armoupieel |
11th |
Melcheir-Adonein |
12th |
Belias |
(p. 116) 11. faces of the 7 powers
# |
power |
face |
1st |
Athoth |
sheep |
2nd |
Elaios |
donkey |
3rd |
Astaphaios |
hyaena |
4th |
Iao |
7-headed snake |
5th |
Sabaoth |
snake |
6th |
Adonin |
ape |
7th |
Sabbataios |
flaming fire |
(p. 117) 12. qualities of the 12 powers
# |
quality |
power |
1st |
goodness |
Athoth |
2nd |
forethought |
Elaios |
3rd |
divinity |
Astaphaios |
4th |
lordship |
Iao |
5th |
kingdom |
Sabaoth |
6th |
jealousy |
Adonin |
7th |
understanding |
Sabbataios |
(p. 119) 15. bodily tissues created by the 7 powers
# |
quality |
created a soul of __ |
1st |
goodness |
bone |
2nd |
forethought |
sinew |
3rd |
divinity |
flesh |
4th |
lordship |
marrow |
5th |
kingdom |
blood |
6th |
jealousy |
skin |
7th |
understanding |
hair |
(pp. 119-121) 15-17. bodily members created by angels
angel |
bodily member |
Raphao [Rapha>el] |
head |
Abron [Abor of Assam ?] |
skull |
Meniggesstroeth |
brain |
Asterekhme [aster ‘star’] |
right eye |
Thaspomokha [Thespios ?] |
left eye |
[H]Ieronumos [= Jerome] |
right ear |
Bissoum [Bismillah] |
left ear |
Akioreim |
nose |
Banen-Ephroum [Ephron ?] |
lips |
Amen ["the True and Faithful, the Amen"] |
teeth |
Ibikan [ibis-bird as cantor ? : Ibukos ?] |
molars |
Basiliademe [Basilides ? : Basilisk ?] |
tonsils |
Akhkha |
uvula |
Adaban [Sumerian city Adab ?] |
neck |
Khaaman [Haman ?] |
|
Dearkho [Demeter he arkhe ?] |
throat |
Tebar [T.abor ?] |
right shoulder |
N… |
left shoulder |
Mniarkhon |
right elbow |
...e |
left elbow |
Abitrion [>ab ‘father’ = Kemetian itr ‘father’] |
right underarm |
Euanthen [anthem ?] |
left underarm |
Krus |
right hand |
Beluai |
left hand |
Treneu |
fingers of right hand |
Balbel [bulbul ?] |
fingers of left hand |
Krima [Krimisos ?] |
fingernails |
Astrops [‘starry-eyed’] |
right breast |
Barroph |
left breast |
Baoum [Bohu ?] |
right shoulder-joint |
Ararim [Aroer in Mo>ab ?; Harar ?] |
left shoulder-joint |
Arekhe [Akkadian city Erekh/Uruk ?] |
belly |
Phthaue [Phthiotis ?] |
navel |
Senaphim |
abdomen |
Arakhethopi |
right ribs |
Zabedo [Zabdi ?] |
left rigs |
Barias [Beeri ?] |
right hip |
Abenlenarkhei [>eben ‘stone’ + Lena river ?] |
marrow |
Khnoumeninorin [Kmetian god H^num] |
bones |
Gesole |
stomach |
Agromauma |
heart |
Bano [<arabic banu ‘sons’ ?] |
lungs |
Sostropal [king Sesostris ?] |
liver |
Anesimalar |
spleen |
Thopithro |
intestines |
Biblo [‘book’ ?] |
kidneys |
Roeror |
sinews |
Taphreo |
backbone |
Ipouspoboba |
veins |
Bineborin |
arteries |
Aatoimenpsephei |
breaths in all the limbs |
Entholleia |
all flesh |
Bedouk |
right buttock |
Arabeei [>arab ‘ambush’ ?] |
left [buttock] |
... |
penis |
Sorma |
genitalia |
Gormakaiokhlabar [gerem ‘skeleton’ ?] |
right thigh |
Nebrith |
left thigh |
Pserem |
muscles of right leg |
Asaklas [= Saklas ?] |
muscles of left [leg] |
Ormaoth [Skt. Urmila ?] |
right leg |
Emenun |
left leg |
Knuks [buddha Kanaka-muni ?] |
right shin |
Tupelon [Tupelo, MS ?] |
left shin |
Akhiel [Akhilleus ?] |
right ankle |
Phneme |
left ankle |
Phiouthrom |
right foot |
Boabel |
its toes |
Trakhoun |
left foot |
Phikna |
its toes |
Miamai |
its toenails |
Labernioum [Hittite Labarnas ?] |
... |
(pp. 121-122) 17. the 7 appointed over all this
Athoth |
Armas |
Kalila [with Dimnah ?] |
Iabel |
Sabaoth |
Kain |
Abel |
(pp. 122-123) 17. those who activate the limbs, part by part
limb |
angel |
head |
Diolimodraza |
neck |
Iammeax |
right shoulder |
Iakouib |
left shoulder |
Ouerton |
right hand |
Oudidi |
left hand |
Arbao |
fingers of right hand |
Lampno |
fingers of left hand |
Leekaphar |
right breast |
Barbar |
left breast |
Imae |
chest |
Pisandraptes |
right shoulder-joint |
Koade |
left shoulder-joint |
Odeor |
right ribs |
Asphixix |
left ribs |
Sunogkhouta |
abdomen |
Arouph |
womb |
Sabalo |
right thigh |
Kharkharb |
left thigh |
Khthaon |
all genitals |
Bathinoth |
right leg |
Khoux |
left leg |
Kharkha |
right shin |
Aroer [place in Mo>ab] |
left shin |
Toekhtha |
right ankle |
Aol |
left ankle |
Kharamer |
right foot |
Bastan [Bastarnai ?] |
its toes |
Arkhentekhtha |
left foot |
Merephnounth |
its toes |
Abrana |
(p. 123) 17. the 7 empowered over these
Mikhael |
Uriel |
Asmenedas |
Saphasatoel |
Aarmouriam |
Rikhram |
Amiorps |
(p. 123) 17-18. the 4 Arkhendekta who over the sensitivities
over __ |
is __ |
perception |
Deitharbathas |
imagination |
Oumaa |
arrangement |
Aakhiaram |
all impulse |
Riaramnakho |
(p. 123) 18. the 4 daimones who are over the whole body
lord over __ |
is __ |
heat |
Phloxopha |
cold |
Oroorrothos |
dryness |
Erimakho |
wetness |
Athuro |
mother of all these is Onorthokhras
(p. 124) 18. the 4 principal daimones of emotions
daimon |
of __ |
whence come __ |
Ephememphi |
pleasure |
vain conceit |
Ioko |
desire |
intense lust, greed |
Nenentophni |
grief |
distress, anxiety, sorrow |
Blaomen |
fear |
terror |
mother of them all is Esthesis-Oukh-Epi-Ptoe
[(fn. 86) = Aisthesis oukh epi ptoe ‘Sense-perception is not an excited state’]
insight into their true nature is Anaro [river in Sikelia], who is head of the material soul,
19. and it dwelleth with Esthesis-Z-Oukh-Epi-Ptoe
[(fn. 87) ‘the 7 Sense-perceptions are not in an excited state’]
(p. 124) 19. the angels total to 365, according to the Book of Zoroastres
(p. 126) 21. tree of life in the middle of paradise
the __ |
is __ |
trees |
sacrilege |
fruit |
deadly poison |
promise |
death |
tree’s root |
bitter |
its branches |
death |
its shadow |
hatred |
its leaves |
a trap |
its blossom |
bad ointment |
its fruit |
death |
its seed |
desire |
The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, ed. by Marvin Meyer. HarperOne, NY, 2007. pp. 103-132.